Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart

Readers will enjoy a fascinating look at 16 birds and the attributes of their feathers. Includes author's note, bibliographical references, and an index.

This text can be used with nearly any strategy on the CAFE Menu. The strategies chosen are a highlighted collection to use as a springboard for further instruction. Possible strategy instruction:

• C: Ask questions throughout the reading process,
• C: Use prior knowledge to connect with text.

• A: Cross checking.
• A: Use the pictures . . . Do the words and pictures match?

• F: Use punctuation to enhance phrasing and prosody.

• E: Use dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries as tools.

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